The Mythology of the Economy and the Enslavement of the Soul
There is a strange piety that governs the modern world, a religion that no one names but that commands greater obedience than any god ever known to…
Making Money
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The End of Passive Economics: Building a Stakeholder Society
In today’s economy, most people are locked into one role: consumer. We buy what’s offered, work in jobs where decisions are made elsewhere, and live in a…
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“The Well-Connected Community” by Alison Gilchrist: Why Networks Matter More Than Plans
If you’ve ever been involved in community work, whether organizing a neighborhood event, running a local nonprofit, or just trying to get people to care about something…
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The Democratic Market: Balancing Freedom, Fairness, and Power
A truly democratic free-market society would not be a contradiction in terms but a balance of forces—economic power held in check by democratic accountability, individual liberty safeguarded…
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“The World Until Yesterday” by Jared Diamond – a review
There once was a world where disputes are settled with bows and arrows, not courtrooms. Where a child roamed freely, unburdened by the paranoia of “stranger danger.”…
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Creation and Production: The Dividing Line of Meaning
In the modern world, we have exchanged the act of creation for the mechanics of production. This transition has reshaped not only our material environment but also…
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The Post-Knowledge Economy; Your Quick Guide
As artificial intelligence increasingly dominates the knowledge-based economy—handling information processing, decision-making, and even creativity at unprecedented levels—humanity must redefine its economic role to adapt to this new…
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The New Digital Lords: How Feudalism Keeps Reinventing Itself
For most of human history, the powerful have found new ways to stay powerful. Feudalism, as a system, never really ended—it just changed costumes. The medieval model…
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The Meaning Economy: What Does it Mean?
For most of modern history, people worked to survive. If they were lucky, they worked to get ahead. In recent decades, the promise of capitalism—at least in…
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The Business of Less
If you want to understand how the modern economy works, forget supply and demand. Forget competition, efficiency, or the invisible hand. The real engine of capitalism—the thing…